Diploma glass ceiling blocks working class from achieving American Dream
Working-class Americans are increasingly unable to qualify for good jobs, despite experience and skills.
What is middle class? Gen Z see things very differently
Gen-Zers have shown that they have markedly different opinions on class to their parents and grandparents, new polling has found.
Middle-class Americans can't afford to lawyer up
Median-income earners often make too much to qualify for free legal aid but not enough for their desired choice of defense, experts tell Newsweek.
Americans don't believe middle class can afford homes
Two-thirds of Americans believe home prices are beyond what the middle class can afford, according to a new poll for Newsweek.
Gen Z doesn't agree $74K is middle class
In a Newsweek survey, Gen Z was by far the least likely to see $74,000 as a "middle-class salary." Experts reveal why.
Here's how much you need to earn in every state to be middle class
The household income necessary to be considered part of the American middle class varies from state to state
Stimulus check update: 2023 payments being sent out to 14 states
Rebates are being offered by states years after Congress approved a multi-trillion dollar package that included multiple payments to American households.
The best way to close the wealth gap in America? Try marriage
The most effective social justice program ever devised starts with wedding vows.
A Platform That Can Win Back America
The culture war politics of the Left and Right keep Americans from noticing that elites have hijacked government.
Internet Rages Over View That Upper Middle Class 'Is Not Your Enemy'
A Reddit post received a flurry of comments from users, with some agreeing that there's no difference whether you make "20k, or 200k a year," while others disagreed.
We Must Refranchise the Young and Restore the Middle Class
The real issue is not employment but ownership. Most policymakers refuse to confront the hard truth that millions of Americans are being transformed into serfs.
'Generosity Commission' Wants to Drive More Charity From Middle Class
The initiative looks to "reignite generosity" as financial donations have dropped to an all-time low, with just 50 percent of people contributing to causes.
62 Percent See Biden Benefiting Middle Class, a Double-Digit Increase
The polling also showed broad majority support for Biden's signature legislative proposals: the American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan.
Joe Biden's Stimulus Is Financing GOP's Billionaire Tax Cuts
Republicans are taking advantage of the Biden administration's refusal to enforce a law designed to make sure stimulus money isn't used for tax breaks.
A Middle Class Rebellion Against Progressives Is Gaining Steam
Without a Trump to unite them, the Democrats, led by a radical fringe unrepresentative of even their own party, is finding themselves increasingly isolated.
A Middle Class Foreign Policy Must Address Universities' China Dependence
If our nation does not develop its best talent, American prosperity, innovation and security will suffer in the long run.
The Coalition That Trump Built
Republicans have lost the elites under Trump, and they're not coming back. Now it's time to adapt.
Income Growth Slowed Across the US Under Donald Trump
48 states saw a decline in growth of real median household income under Trump – including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Florida, four states widely regarded as the key electoral battlegrounds for 2020.
Joe Biden Says Middle Class Workers Can No Longer Look Children in the Eye
During a speech delivered to a hometown audience in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe Biden declared that President Trump and his administration have been harmful to the working class citizens whom, Trum has said, his policies have helped.
People of Higher Social Class Think They're Better Than Others: Study
"Social class shapes the attitudes that people hold about their abilities, and that in turn has important implications for how class hierarchies perpetuate from one generation to the next."
For Many Black and Indigenous Women, Motherhood is a Fight Against Racism
Serena Williams' recent maternal health crisis demonstrated that Black women's reproductive health can be jeopardized, suspect, dismissed and at risk of demise even for the very talented, wealthy and well-known.
Hudson Yards: Poster Child of Middle Class Destruction?
Hudson Yards, the new Manhattan mega-development, has become the poster child for urban projects that critics say harm the middle class. Is it time to change course?
China Will Be Most Popular Tourist Destination by 2030
The popularity of the Asia-Pacific region is set to explode, experts say.
Best States for Achieving the American Dream
The states where the American Dream is within reach, to the states where it has become just another impossible dream.
Ocasio-Cortez's Statements on Middle Class Don't Add Up
The candidate opened herself to criticism by using sweeping terms to describe complicated ideas and sometimes showing a misunderstanding of the way governmental agencies work.
Trump Weighs Giving Ultra-Wealthy Another $100 Billion
This would include cuts to capital gains taxes.
Bernie Sanders Calls Tax Plan Victory for Billionaires
The Vermont senator tells Trump to "keep your promise" not to slash entitlements, which he warns the GOP will gut next.
The End of America's Middle Class
The GOP tax plan doubles down on the policies that caused the decline of the middle class.
The GOP Tax Bill Violates Trump's Promises
President Donald Trump has promised his tax cuts will be a Christmas gift to the middle class—too bad they can't re-gift them.
Trump Has 'Not At All' Helped Middle Class, Most Say
The new poll reflects a dip in confidence in Trump's policies for the middle class since he was inaugurated.